English Grammar - Read Mode
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'Untidy' means not arranged neatly and in order. 'Messy' is a direct synonym. 'Mess' is a noun, while 'untidy' is an adjective, so the adjective 'messy' is the correct match.
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'Advice' is an uncountable noun, so it does not take a plural 's'. 'Advise' is a verb. Therefore, 'advice' is the correct noun form to follow 'some'.
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'Lamenting', 'screaming', and 'weeping' are all vocal expressions often associated with distress or crying. 'Stinking' refers to emitting a strong, unpleasant smell and is unrelated to crying.
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The sentence uses the past perfect passive form 'had been'. This requires the past participle of the verb 'ring', which is 'rung'. 'Rang' is the simple past tense.
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The verb 'spring' (meaning to move or jump suddenly) follows the pattern spring-sprang-sprung. Therefore, the simple past tense is 'sprang'.
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'Lightning' refers to the electrical discharge during a storm. 'Lightening' means making something lighter. 'Lightning' is the correct meteorological phenomenon.
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This is a causative structure: 'get' + object + past participle. Babul arranged for his transcripts to be sent by someone else. Therefore, the past participle 'sent' is correct.
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'Ambiguous' means open to more than one interpretation or having a double meaning. 'Amphibious' relates to land and water; 'anonymous' means nameless.
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'Befriend' is the verb meaning to act as a friend to someone. 'Enfriend' is not a standard word. 'Friendly' is an adjective.
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A 'simile' is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another of a different kind, usually using 'like' or 'as'. This sentence compares the child to morning using 'as'.